CASEN (The Karma Series Book 2) by Amy Marie

Author:Amy Marie [Marie, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-19T16:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

CASEN

The entire firehouse is abuzz with the previous day’s high-rise fire. Justin, one of the rookies on that shift, fell through one of the floors and had to be taken to the hospital. He will be okay but something like that always shakes us to the core. It could be any one of us, and it could be at any time. It wasn’t a rookie mistake. It just happened. I’m just glad nothing worse came of it. Justin is a very dedicated fireman. Like Reece and me, he went to school for fire science. Most of us start off volunteering or joining right out of high school. I knew I wanted to become more so I craved the education. It seems to be paying off because hopefully in no time I will be a Lieutenant. Reece and I are both taking the test soon.

I find him in the gym area of the firehouse running on the treadmill. His headphones are securely in place as he looks straight out into nothing. He doesn’t hear me call him or see me standing there so I wait until the last two minutes of his usual twenty are up.

“Reece!” I yell once he slows the speed.

He turns, before shaking his head, and continues to ignore me. The brush off infuriates me. So much so that I stride over, hitting the button to increase the speed.

“What the fuck are you doing, man?” he yells, jumping off and coming chest to chest with me.

I shove a finger in his chest. Knowing he corned Embyr and made her feel uncomfortable still pisses me off. “We didn’t get to finish our conversation the other day. You pussied out and left before I could talk to you.”

He looks to the side. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“The fuck you don’t, Reece. Why don’t you tell me why you were in Embyr’s bathroom asking her the reason she said yes to Ian and not you. It doesn’t make any sense. Why do you even fucking care?”

Reece’s face turns furious. “Why do I fucking care?” He shoves me so hard I fall to the ground. “Why do I care? Because you weren’t the only one with eyes, Casen. You weren’t the only one to fall for Annie. Okay?”

I quickly stand to my feet, composing myself. “What are you talking about, Reece?”

His head falls to his chest while his hands find his hips. “I liked her too. I felt just as much for her back then as you did and she didn’t even give me the time of day. She had her sights set on you. Everyone could see that. Everyone except you. Dammit, Casen. You always got everything. Nothing was ever hard for you!”

“Is that why you made the bet? To make my life miserable?”

He laughs. “That’s exactly why. Do you know how great it was to watch you sweat it out? But Annie – I didn’t think she would give any of us a chance. She was all doe-eyed for you.

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